# N86078: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 30, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86078

## Aircraft that carried N86078

- [Cancelled 2018-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86078-2018-03-30): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-501, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Root Eugene L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROOT%20EUGENE%20L), [Millington, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Millington)

## NTSB investigations on N86078 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN16FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA240), Jul 3, 2016: Aeronca 11AC (N86078), Frankenmuth, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons based on available information.
- [NTSB CHI74FEM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM36), Jan 12, 1974: Aeronca 11AC (N86078), Charlotte, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N86078 (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20160703010559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703010559A), Jul 3, 2016: Aeronca 11AC (N86078), Frankenmuth, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed in cornfield shortly after takeoff. Post-crash fire destroyed aircraft.
- [Incident 19840218011689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840218011689I), Feb 18, 1984: Bbavia 11AC (N86078), Roscommon, MI, Minor damage. Crashed on landing. Pilot and a witness claimed poor weather not a factor. Cause of crash not determined.
- [Accident 19740112002229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112002229A), Jan 12, 1974: Blanca 11AC (N86078), Charlotte, MI, Substantial damage. Carb heat duct fm r eng ex shroud disconnected and bkn off for some time. Lndd in snow 2-3FT drifts

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